Ecques tourism and travel guide

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Ecques is situated in the Pas-de-Calais department and Nord-Pas-de-Calais region (now part of the Hauts-de-France region), in the north of France at 55 kilometres from Arras, the department capital (general information: Ecques is 202 kilometres from Paris).

Popular places to visit nearby include Aire-sur-la-Lys at 8 km and Saint-Omer at 9 km. For more places to visit and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.

You can also Book Aire-sur-la-Lys hotels

Ecques, France: places to visit and attractions

Some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Ecques in Hauts-de-France.

Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!

... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Pas-de-Calais

Map of places to visit near Ecques

Markets in and near Ecques

• Arques: market Tuesday (7km)
• Aire-sur-la-Lys: market Friday (8km)
• Lumbres: market Friday (12km)
• Isbergues: market Thursday (14km)
• Lillers: market Saturday (18km)
• Hazebrouck: market Monday (19km)
• Fruges: market Saturday (20km)
• Auchel: market Tuesday (22km)
• Marles-les-Mines: market Saturday (24km)
• Calonne-Ricouart: market Thursday (25km)

More information about Ecques, Nord-Pas-de-Calais

Tourist attractions near Ecques, France

What to do at Ecques? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Ecques.

Grand sites of France

• Cap Blanc-Nez / Cap Gris-Nez (49km)

Heritage sites

• Beffroi d'Aire-sur-la-Lys (Belfries of Belgium and France) (8km)
• Beffroi de Béthune (Belfries of Belgium and France) (29km)
• Beffroi de Bailleul (Belfries of Belgium and France) (32km)
• Beffroi de Bergues (Belfries of Belgium and France) (35km)
• Beffroi de Gravelines (Belfries of Belgium and France) (37km)
• Beffroi d'Hesdin (Belfries of Belgium and France) (37km)
• Beffroi de l'église St-Éloi de Dunkerque (Belfries of Belgium and France) (41km)
• Beffroi et hôtel de ville de Dunkerque (Belfries of Belgium and France) (41km)
• Beffroi d'Armentières (Belfries of Belgium and France) (42km)
• Beffroi de Calais (Belfries of Belgium and France) (43km)
• Arras citadelle (Vauban fortifications) (54km)
• Beffroi et hôtel de ville d'Arras (Belfries of Belgium and France) (55km)
• Beffroi de Rue (Belfries of Belgium and France) (62km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Bergues (35km)
• Gravelines (37km)
• Montreuil (43km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Caps et Marais d'Opale (28km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Eglise de Saint-Saulve (Montreuil-sur-Mer) (43km)

Remarkable gardens

• La ferme du mont des Récollets (20km)
• Parc du château de Sericourt (42km)
• Le jardin des Lianes (43km)
• Jardins de Valloires (49km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Réserve naturelle nationale des grottes et des pelouses d'Acquin-Westbécourt et des coteaux de Wavrans-sur-l'Aa (10km)
• Réserve naturelle nationale des étangs du Romelaëre (12km)
• Forêt d'Hesdin (36km)
• Réserve naturelle du Platier d'Oye (40km)
• Les Prés du Hem (41km)
• Dune fossile de Ghyvelde (46km)
• Réserve naturelle de la Dune Marchand (47km)
• Cap Blanc-Nez (49km)

Towns of Art and history

• Saint-Omer (9km)
• Arras (55km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Loon-Plage (36km)
• Grande-Synthe (38km)
• Boubers-sur-Canche (43km)
• Saint-Josse (49km)

Geography and distances

Getting here

For driving distances to Ecques from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 18 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Blendecques, Campagne-les-Wardrecques, Clarques, Delettes, Hallines, Helfaut, Herbelles, Heuringhem, Inghem, Mametz, Pihem, Quiestede, Racquinghem, Rebecques, Roquetoire, Therouanne, Wardrecques and Wizernes.

This page in French: Visiter Ecques